Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyse the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next move before they strike again.

David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) comes out of retirement to help the the Behavioral Analysis Unit lead by Aaron Hotchner (Thomas Gibson), a family man who's able to gain people's trust and unlock their secrets. Also on the team are Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), an expert in obsessional crimes; Dr. Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), a classical misunderstood genius whose social IQ is as low as his intellectual IQ is high; Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau (A.J. Cook), a confident young agent who acts as the unit liaison for the team; and the newest addition to the team Alex Blake (Jeanne Tripplehorn) who is an FBI Linguistics Expert and professor at Georgetown University. Also helping the team is Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness), the team's audio/visual technician.

Each member brings their own area of expertise to the table as they pinpoint predators' motivations and identify their emotional triggers in an attempt to stop them.

When a family of four is abducted while on vacation in Barbados, the BAU is called to assist Unit Chief Jack Garrett and his International Unit on their investigation. Garrett and his unit, the FBI's top division for handling cases involving Americans abroad, work jointly with Hotch and his team when they discover that this case matches one the BAU investigated last year in Florida.

I Love this show and once again the team was at their best. One of the many things that I like about this show is that especially the women aren't wearing stilettos out in the field or showing cleavage. I love Penelope with her funky clothes etc., I am a little disappointed that in this episode she was wearing her hair" exactly" like Pauley Perrette from NCIS. Too bad Kirsten, you were doing great with your own style! Read more

Great show, great actors. Good storylines but I think they could throw in a terrorist or a psychopath that turned into a terrorist into the mix. LOVE the concept of the show tough! Keep on making these AWESOME shows! IF you are into CSI,NICS and criminal/detective police shows this is a MUST SEE :) Read more

9x12: The Black Queen recap: In a San Jose FBI field office, in 2004, Hotch interrogates Garcia. He says they have evidence of everything she has done and she will be going to jail unless she accepts his offer. She won't go to jail if she agrees to work as a technical analyst. He states that all of her hacking activity was done to protect the innocent and she can continue to do that under him. Morgan brings in her purse so that she can write a quick resume for Hotch. She accepts the offer and Morgan unlocks her handcuffs... read more.

9x11: Bully recap: A man unlocks a chest and lets a woman out. She is bound and crying. The man sniffs her hair and takes her gag out before trying to kiss her. He hears someone upstairs and ties her back up. He listens to the ceiling creak as the FBI busts down the door. Blake and Rossi enter and tell Edward Ray Stokes that the woman is not his mother but a woman named Sheryl. Edward says she needs to die but turns his gun on Blake. Rossi shoots Edward and rushes over to make sure Blake is okay. Outside, Reid comments on how lucky Blake was not to be injured. She answers a call from her father, who asks her for some help... read more.

9x10: The Caller recap: A woman is woken up by a phone call from a child. He says he's going to get her. She tells her husband and she can't believe the police won't do anything about it. She suggests that he talk to a coworker who is a retired cop but he thinks the prank caller will get bored soon enough. The next day she goes to look for her son, Andy, but he's not in his room. There's blood on their front door and she calls the police. When she picks up the phone the prank caller asks if she saw what he did... read more.

9x9: Strange Fruit recap: A couple lays in bed together when they hear a noise. The boyfriend grabs his gun and runs to see what it is. There is another noise and he tells his girlfriend to call 911. It turns out to be a busted water main. The next morning a crew works to fix it. One worker asks the woman if it's okay that they go into her neighbor's yard... read more.

9x8: The Return recap: A woman takes her daughter to a diner for some birthday pie. The waitress brings coffee to one of her customers who has been waiting for awhile. She moves onto one of her customers who is a police officer. She returns to the young man who has been waiting and he pulls a gun on her. Several shots are fired in the diner... read more.